North Caucasus

May 14, 2024 22:57

• Three IS* supporters sentenced for preparing a terror act in Cherkessk

  In Karachay-Cherkessia, a court found three persons guilty of preparing a terror act and participating in the activities of the “Islamic State” (IS)*. The defendants were sentenced to 18.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.

May 14, 2024 22:47

• In Ingushetia, court returns mother of two Leila Gatagazheva to SIZO

  The Supreme Court (SC) of Ingushetia has upheld an appeal filed by the prosecutor’s office against mitigation of a pre-trial restriction measure for Leila Gatagazheva, accused of involvement in groupings of Syrian militants. The young woman has been returned to a SIZO (pre-trial prison) for the second time.

May 14, 2024 18:06

• Journalist Kevorkova included into list of terrorists and extremists

  The "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service) has included Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist who was arrested on charges of justifying terrorism, into the list of terrorists and extremists.

May 13, 2024 23:17

• Picket in Makhachkala attracts attention of passers-by to journalist Gadjiev’s case

  After holding a picket in support of his convicted colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), said that in Makhachkala, passers-by expressed their interest in an Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s case and the date of consideration of the appeal.

May 13, 2024 18:45

• After reports of her abduction, Maria Smelaya records her video appeal

  In her video appeal, Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, who had complained about violence in her family with a native of Chechnya, has refuted the information that her husband had beaten her up. Thus, at least it is known that at the time of recording the video, Maria was alive and not injured, human rights defenders have noted.

May 11, 2024 22:24

• Message on behalf of abducted Krasnodar woman sparks distrust among Telegram users

  The text message posted on behalf of Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, that she had left for Moscow and was not abducted from a shelter by a native of Chechnya looks like a fake, Telegram users have pointed out.

May 11, 2024 20:51

• Head of Chechnya boasts about his son's shooting skills to Guinea-Bissau President

  The President of Guinea-Bissau has visited the Russian Special Forces University and was impressed by the shooting skills of Adam Kadyrov, Ramzan's son and the university curator.

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